esparnance (c.1136-65)
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esparnance (c.1136-65)

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  FEW:  *sparôn 17,166b Gdf:  espargnance 3,511c GdfC: ∅ TL: espargnance 3,1151 DEAF:  espargnier (espargnance)  DMF:  épargnance  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅
essparnance  

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1sparing, forbearance: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Kar envire e forsenerie - Ço nos dit nostre prophetie - D’ome n’avrat esparnance Quant vendrat el jor de vengance  4551
2frugality, thriftiness, moderation: 
( MS: s.xiii )  Sint etiam in castro viri prudentes [...] quorum vita sapiat frugalitatem gloss: essparnance- est autem frugilitas parcitas in abundansia  i 184.70 and ii 113.70
esparne#1  esparneisun  esparniable  esparniablement  esparniableté  esparniement  esparnier  esparnissement 
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